“Communities in the North East affected by crime will get a say in how young offenders are punished, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th February 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Tougher powers for the Press Complaints Commission and an end to the right of companies to sue for libel will be proposed next week in a longawaited report by MPs. But the much criticised press watchdog will escape calls for its abolition or for any form of state regulation of the press.”
The Times, 19th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A midwife won a High Court appeal against being struck off today after a judge ruled she did not have a fair hearing.”
The Independent, 18th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Campaigners today accused the government of performing a U-turn over sex education in faith schools, after changes to a bill they said would allow the schools to discourage the use of contraception and teach that homosexuality is wrong.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“When the trial of a gang of suspected armed robbers started at the High Court last month it made legal history as the first British criminal case to take place without a jury in more than 400 years. Now the courtroom has lost another key feature: one of the defendants.”
The Independent, 19th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A former soldier who turned down a pre-trial £60,000 offer said she was not disappointed with the outcome after being awarded less than £7,000 yesterday for harassment by male colleagues.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Chinese herbalist was given a two-year conditional discharge yesterday after having admitted selling dangerous pills to a woman who then developed kidney failure and cancer.”
The Times, 18th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Bar Council’s pre-action protocol letters for judicial review of two consultations which are being conducted by the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Services Commission, have been delivered today (17 February).”
The Bar Council, 17th February 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Confidential inquiries into crimes against children such as the Edlington torture case should be published in full, according to the body representing thousands of social workers.”
The Times, 18th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Human Rights Act came into force ten years ago, in 2000, yet already all three major parties propose to amend it. The Government proposes a Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, bringing together rights such as free healthcare, victims’ rights and equality, which, in Jack Straw’s words, ‘are scattered across the UK’s legal and political landscape’.”
The Times, 18th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Press Complaints Commission has rejected a complaint from the partner of Stephen Gately, the Boyzone singer who died suddenly in October, over an article by the Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir.”
The Guardian, 18th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ramblers scored a landmark victory over a multi-millionaire landowner yesterday when a top judge told him he must tear down the “impressive” iron gateway to his Somerset estate.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Is it time to revisit the Contempt of Court Act 1981? The first research findings into how much jurors are influenced by press coverage were published this week and show that jurors resort increasingly to the internet to read about their cases.”
The Times, 18th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is unleashing a tough crackdown on Britain’s super-rich tax exiles in a move that will increase the pressure on dozens of the country’s wealthiest business figures and celebrities.”
The Guardian, 17th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has been overloaded with freedom of information (FoI) requests made by solicitors acting for former coal miners ahead of the first coordinated negligence action for alleged under-settlement of government compensation claims.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Full guidance on when prosecutions should be brought for assisting suicide will be published next week, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.”
The Independent, 17th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Last week Jonathan Evans, the Director-General of M15, emerged from behind his veil to comment on the case of Binyam Mohamed. His emergence was surprising: he denied that MI5 has been trying to cover up its activities and that the material was ‘not prized from us by some external process but willingly provided by us to the court in the normal way’.”
The Times, 18th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government and the opposition have hinted that they would implement some of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations on civil litigation costs, following the first parliamentary exchange on the judge’s report since its publication a month ago.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A prisons watchdog has criticised ‘appalling’ conditions at a young offenders’ institute (YOI), it emerged today.”
The Independent, 17th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One of the country’s highest-paid civil barristers was accused today of trying to dramatically inflate his publicly funded legal aid fees by wrongly claiming for work.”
The Times, 17th February 2010
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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